CoVa Connection: Meet Web Developer Caleb Whitehead

By Angela Blue

How well do you know your coworkers? It’s a question we asked ourselves when developing the idea for this new online segment, CoVa Connection. You know all about Coastal Virginia Magazine, and now we’d like to introduce you—one by one, month by month—to the faces behind the publication. We’re lucky to work with a group of super creative, highly talented and unique guys and gals, and we’d like to share their talents, inspirations and everyday musings with you. As we get to know our coworkers, we encourage you to do the same. Spend your lunch break chatting up someone new—or someone you haven’t taken the time to know. You might just discover something fascinating.

Caleb Lee Earle Whitehead | 27 | Web Developer | Employed 7 months

Caleb Whitehead had set out to be a roofer. He started taking business classes at Paul D. Camp Community College in Franklin, and during the same time he became interested in the video game Counter-Strike, even hosting his own server so that he and his friends could play the game together. His school offered electives, so he decided to take a class on programming video games. After that, he says, “I didn’t want to roof anymore.” So he enrolled at ECPI to study web development.

He’s been at VistaGraphics, the publishing company that owns Coastal Virginia Magazine, for less than a year and has already developed 5 apps for the company’s Visitors Guide markets (Check out Virginia Beach’s app here). After months of commuting nearly an hour-and-a-half (each way) to work from his hometown of Sedley (in Southampton County), he recently bought his very own place in Virginia Beach.

1. What’s the best part about living in Virginia Beach?
How close everything is. [In Sedley], I’d have to drive 15 miles to get to a store—any store—so having stuff right there is really where it’s at. And the beach during the summer.

2. What are you up to when you’re not in the office?
Hanging out with people, DDing friends. I don’t drink, so why not?

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On the Scene is a new blog we've developed to give our loyal readers and web visitors an inside look at the cool things our staff gets to do while on the job, as well as a special opportunity to get to know us on a personal level. From photo shoots to awards ceremonies and restaurant openings, this is your gateway to the life and times of an CoVa staff member!